Guyanese businessman faces jail in New York
Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2009 | 5:49 PM
A Guyanese businessman who is alleged to have led a death squad in Guyana is now facing 15 years in prison in the United States.
Federal authorities say Shaheed Roger Khan imported major amounts of cocaine into the US while leading an armed group that has been accused in as many as 200 killings in Guyana.
He pleaded guilty on Monday to cocaine trafficking, weapons charges and witness tampering as part of a deal with federal prosecutors in New York.
Mr. Khan was brought to the US on drug charges in 2006.
While he was awaiting trial, Khan and one of his New York lawyers were charged with conspiring to silence witnesses in the case.
The case against the lawyer is pending.